حَمِىٌّ

A sick man prohibited, or interdicted, from what would injure him, (IAar, K,) of food and drink. (IAar.)

Protected, defended, or guarded (S, * Mgh, K, TA) from evil, &c. (TA.) 'Ásim Ibn-Thábit El Ansáree was called حَمِىُّ الدَّبْرِ [The protected by hornets, or by the swarm of bees], (S, Mgh,) because his corpse was protected from his enemies by large hornets, (S in article دبر,) or by a swarm of bees. (Mgh.)

One who will not bear, endure, or tolerate, wrongful treatment. (K.) And حَمِىُّ الأَنْفِ A man who refuses to submit to wrongful treatment. (TA. [See also أَنْفٌ.])